Christlike

adj

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"christlike" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Christlike” is uncommon English (frequency #97,942 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,942
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.

Key facts for Christlike
PropertyValue
HeadwordChristlike
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,942
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Christlike” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Christlike lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Christlike is uncommon English at frequency #97,942 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Christlike in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Christ + -like. The correct English form is Christlike, spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-L-I-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.

Etymology

From Christ + -like.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Christlike"?
"Christlike" is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-L-I-K-E.
What does "Christlike" mean?
As an adjective, "Christlike" means: Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
What is the origin of the word "Christlike"?
From Christ + -like. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Christlike”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-H-R-I-S-T-L-I-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list